From the article, "Yesterday, Nintendo caused ripples in the gaming world by announcing it would be dispensing with the annual Nintendo E3 press conference this year. Hearts broke. I admit that I was a bit sad when I heard the news, since every Nintendo E3 press conference I’ve been to has been filled with spectacular announcements of games I will most definitely love. Now, however, after the initial smoke has cleared, I believe this is the smartest decision Nintendo could have made."
Oh well. More time for Sony!
I agree with this article. While it's always cool to have some dramatic presentation to reveal big name games or previously unknown gems, 9 times out of 10 the conferences are incredibly boring. E3 2012's press conference was a snoozer. If they plan on just doing smaller events that focus on the games, then I feel that they can still get their message out.
I guess time will tell to see if this is a failed experiment or not. Worst case scenario, they were wrong about it and then have a press conference at E3 2014.
I believe its a bad move because E3 is real mainstream/streamed on many web sites and even shown on tv
You cant get the magic of an audience on a Nintendo direct.
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You wont get Konami E3 2010 in a direct video format.
Best E3 press conference ever! http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Every 3DS-related Nintendo Direct has been better than any E3 presentation in the past 8 years, so this really isn't a huge loss.
Just keep the Nintendo Directs coming throughout the year with tons of awesome 3DS/Wii U games.
The PC "AAA Blockbuster" movie/FPS consoles can keep E3.